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Tag: highlights

St Johns Co-Cathedral in Valletta
Malta

Travel Highlights in Malta – a personal list

by Westwards / 18 November 202126 July 2024

Back in Berlin, after travelling for 10 days on Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo, we looked back on …

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Seals watching tourists in the Joekulsarlon Lagoon
Iceland

Our personal travel Highlights in Iceland

by Westwards / 9 September 202118 November 2021

After traveling through Iceland for three weeks it was difficult to pick some travel highlights in Iceland. There were just …

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Matterhorn and drinks at the Schoenegg Infinity Terrasse in Zermatt
Switzerland

Highlights in Valais, a sunny region in Switzerland

by Westwards / 13 July 202112 November 2023

We have visited the Swiss canton of Valais several times in the past, but during our five-week guidebook research trip …

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Reishandbuch Usbekistan Three different editions
Uzbekistan

New Highlights in Uzbekistan – 3rd edition

by Westwards / 28 July 20193 December 2023

The 3rd edition of our Uzbekistan guidebook Usbekistan DuMont Reise-Handbuch has been out in the book stores for a few …

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Seal at Cape Paliser
New Zealand

Highlights of New Zealand: The North Island

by Westwards / 19 June 201922 May 2022

After travelling the North Island of New Zealand for five weeks earlier this year, we did a personal ranking of …

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Samanide mausoleum in Bukhara mirrors in a pond
UNESCO, Uzbekistan

Sightseeing highlights in Bukhara from 14 years of travelling

by Westwards / 4 September 20182 May 2022

We visited Uzbekistan for the first time in 2004, but we had been dreaming about travelling there since 1992 when …

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A glass of red wine and a glass of white wine
Italy

Weekend highlights in Bologna

by Westwards / 5 August 20186 April 2022

Earlier this summer we did a weekend trip to Bologna, one of those historical North-Italian cities that are generally pleasant …

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Mossgarden at the Tofukuji Tempel in Kyoto
Japan

Six Highlights from six days in Kyoto

by Westwards / 1 May 20187 January 2024

If you travel to Kyoto for the first time, visit the must-sees by all means! Places like Kinkakuji, Kiyomizu, Sanjusangendo …

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Archer figure of the Terracotta Army in Xian
China, UNESCO

Terracotta Dreams: our Xian highlights

by Westwards / 6 July 20064 March 2022

Emperor Shi Huangdi wanted to be immortal. It could have been possible. He had just conquered every kingdom he knew …

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